SER Q class


The SER Q class was a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotives of the South Eastern Railway. The class was designed by James Stirling and introduced in 1881. These locomotives should not be confused with the later SR Q class 0-6-0.

Rebuilding

The locomotives passed to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1899 and 55 were rebuilt by Harry Wainwright to class Q1 between 1903 and 1919.

Numbering

Thirty-two unrebuilt locomotives survived into Southern Railway ownership on 1 January 1923 with random numbers between 6 and 424. All had been withdrawn by 1929.
YearQuantity in
service at
start of year		Quantity
withdrawn		Locomotive numbersNotes
1925321A346
19263115A40, A72, A73, A82, A135, A220, A237, A345, A352, A358, A360,
A405, A417, A418, A422
19271611A6, A26, A136, A169, A235, A356, A399, A410, A414, A421, A424
192853A23, A173, A401
192922A349, A368